Things we talk about Calculating Cashflow Things to factor in: land size, zoning, overlays, sewer lines, rental yield, vacancy rates, anticipated growth, facilities, sales history, advertising history, etc. Real-life renovation issues Planning and budgeting Tradespeople—good and bad Fitting the work in around your life Positive cashflow property—sign up at our website to get our free […]
In this episode we get all the details of the National Rental Affordability Scheme. This is a scheme that offers some pretty attractive tax free cash incentives to investors in return for providing reasonably affordable rental accommodation. The scheme has been around for a while, but for those trying to ‘get their head around it’, […]
In our recent post we gave you a sneak peek of the three major mining areas in Queensland—the Surat Basin, Bowen Basin, and Galilee Basin—which we will be reviewing in an extensive report as Lisa Parker and I go on a mining town road trip. But before that, here’s a case study on a property […]
This is the second post in our ‘Getting your strategy right’ section of the Everyday Property Foundations series and I’m sure it will be a popular one. After all, who doesn’t want to own property that actually makes you money? Our post today will look at positive gearing and positive cashflow property, including what […]
Wow, another year gets started and you have to ask yourself some tough questions – Am I really going to just doing the same things as I am now in another year’s time? What do I really want to achieve with my investing and wealth creation strategy this year? Do I even have an investing […]
Sometimes you forget about just how much you can and do achieve in a year! In the final episode of 2011 Kaz and Den reflect on what they have acheived in property this year and share some of the big lessons they’ve learned. Things we talk about: Property Investing Property Development Renovation Holiday houses Buying […]
This episode we continue on with our ten tips for finding positive cashflow property. If you haven’t done so yet, then check out Episode 28 where we list the first five tips for finding positive cashflow property. Key points we talk about: Tenants – and the lack thereof! Renovating to change the profile of a […]
This episode we tackle one of the most common questions that we get asked – How do you find positive cashflow property? Key points we talk about: The Block – making renovations profitable! Auctions Mining towns and boom locations Research steps to find positive cashflow properties Niche properties – retirement village, holiday rental, student accommodation, […]
There is only one way you can ensure your property makes you money – ensure it brings in the dollars from Day 1. If your property does not make money from the start then you’re speculating on something changing: Values increasing Interest rates decreasing Rents increasing, Or a combination of the the above! Property […]
My worst performing property makes me in excess of $250 for each hour of work I put in. One of the nicest sources of income is passive income (i.e. money you earn without having to work for it). If you can earn enough passive income then you can retire and experience no reduction in quality […]